Spouses/partners play a crucial role in providing support to military service members (SMs),
maintaining a sense of stability for the family, and supporting the overall mission of the …

Barriers to mental healthcare services are reported among military service members.
However, little is known about these barriers among the spouses of military personnel, who …

Objective This research explored how 13 military wives emotionally prepared for
deployments, and how their preparation affected the degree of emotional difficulty …

Deployment requires considerable preparation for military families and changes to these
plans may create notable stress. The current study leveraged data from a sample of military …

This study drew on the emotional cycle of deployment model to track the content, valence,
and sequence of relationship changes experienced by returning service members and at …

Objective We evaluated two fundamental communication processes, self‐disclosure and
destructive conflict management strategies, as mediators of the link between depressive …

ABSTRACT Special Operations Forces (SOF) members are frequently deployed to hostile
environments for prolonged periods of time, and their families are exposed to unique …

The long absence of a family member changes the entire family environment. The
deployment of a service member has a strong impact on family relationships. This …

As service members prepare to deploy, poor mental health and increased alcohol use
associated with the difficulties of the pre-deployment period may negatively impact service …

Background Depression is pervasive in the military context and is likely to elicit lasting
negative effects on health. Based on interpersonal models, social-interpersonal stressors …